Circular kogo incense box, pine wood, style of Komazawa Risai, Japan
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900: Item # 1487168
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900: Item # 1487168
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$300.00
A flat and circular kogo – incense box – made out of skillfully turned pine wood, stained or thinly lacquered dark brown. On the inside of the cover are two red lacquer kao (seals) by a tea master for whom the piece was made.
Unsigned, Japan, early to mid-19th century
H 0.75 x diam 2.55 in.
Excellent condition
Comes with an inscribed wooden storage box: Cha, marugata, kogo (tea, circular shape, incense box).
Although neither the kogo, nor the storage box is signed, the work is reminiscent of works by the Komazawa Risai family of joiners who were so skillful that they were allowed to create utensils for the prestigious tea schools, such as Omotesenke. A very similar box signed Komazawa Risai 8th was recently (2023) sold in Kyoto, Japan.
